Managing the Belief Talent Theme: Challenging Beliefs

Hi! During our recent Action Learning Session, which is essentially a group coaching session, I noticed one of the ways that the Belief Talent Theme showed up, and thought I should talk a little about it. Firstly, what is the Belief Talent Theme? Here is the definition from Gallup’s…

How to create strategic partnerships easily with one simple principle

The Power of Strategic / Complementary Partnerships No man is an island – John Donne Many of us try to be a swiss army knife, capable of doing it all.  But even the most advanced swiss army knife can’t have all the tools squeezed into one single package.  If we…

The Root of Weakness-Fixing Mindset

A strengths-based approach to develop focuses on strengths and find ways to mitigate weaknesses.  While many people agree (at least in part) with this approach, we can see what they really believe in based on where they actually spend their time on : Building Strengths or Fixing Weaknesses. Unearthing…

Seeing Strengths Instead of Weaknesses

Some people are hesitant about the Strengths Movement because they think that weaknesses is ignored, or that a person’s strength (or lack thereof) becomes an excuse to not get certain things done.  Well, it is important to remember that strengths-based methodology does not ignore weakness, and neither does it…